Improvement in fence



ama sata @anni @time HENRY WIcKEiLoF .OLE'AN, NEW YORK.

Lettefi's Patent No. 95,963, dated October 19, 1869.l

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of thesame.

ing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, makinga part of Athisspecification, in which- Figure 1 represents a side view of the fence,showing an edge view'of the stakes, and their accompanying fixtures forsetting up and holding the panels or sections firmly in place.

Figure 2 shows 'a sectional end view of the fence, and a face view ofthe stakes and their fastenings.`

The object of my invention is to supply the want of a light, portable,and substantial fence, that can be easily moved in sections, andspeedily set up, vfor dividing pastures, and, after it is set up, can bemoved in long sections, so that when cows, or other cattle,or sheep,are'tnrned into a fresh pasture, or into meadows, inthe fall of theyear, they may be limited to a given space at a time, and not overrun,trample down, and destroy a considerable portion of it.I

My invention consists in the application of the metal ring and hookswhich fasten upon and embrace the upper portion of the stakes,-thearrangement and combination of the same with the stakes, latch, button,connecting'slide-bar, key, and board fence, made in panels or sectionsof `any desired length.-

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will describe it morefully, referring to the drawings, and to the letters marked thereon.

I make panels of narrow strips, or boards of any desired length, fromten to thirty feet, and fasten them iirmly together at the ends withcleats, A A, on both sides, in the usual manner, leaving spaces betweenthem of any desired width, the lower boards o'r bars a a projecting ashort distance beyond the 'cleats A A, so that their ends will cometogether, while there will bea space left between the cleats for the topends of' the stakes B B, and the latch (1, which are made of pieces ofthe same sawed stui that the panels of the fence is.

The top boards b b oi' the panels are made a little shorter, and fallback of the cleats, so as to leave a space for putting in the metalhooks c c, which fasten on to the ringD that embraces the top of thestakes B B, and supports each of the panels in a line,`at the posesherein set forth.

Between the middle bars d d and a a, I fit a slide, E, with cleats c cfor the head, to guide it, and prevent it from dropping out when thefence is handled for. putting np or moving.

The slide E passes through beyond the cleats A A of two panels, and isprovided with a mortise, and a key, f, to hold the ends of the fence upclosely to the stakes B B. l

The latch O is pivoted to one of the stakes B, near the centre, or insuch position that the notch g will fit on to the upper edge of theslide-bar E, and hold the stakes apart, to any desired angle they m'aybe spread, the other end of the latch being clamped on tothe slide by abutton, h, on the other stakeB, so that the Whole structure is firmlysecured together.

The length of the stakes B B maybe such that the panels of fence will beelevated from the ground, and make it of suicient height to restraincows, oxen, or horses, or set down lower fory sheep, hogs, or smalleranimals; and to give it more solidity, extra rails or bars F F may beplaced in the fork of the stakes at the top, or heavy rails or ridersmay be laid in their place, which will, in most cases, prevent the fencefrom being moved or upset by the wind, so that a permanent and reliablefence is produced.

It will readily be'seen, that picket and other kinds and styles offence, can be made and set up, as well as board fence, with my method offorming stakes, and the'ring, hooks, slide, and'latch-attachments; andthe advantages are,that there is no digging, or` setting postsA orstakes in the ground. The fence can all be made complete, under shelter,in the winter-season, or in stormy and bad weather, and, it being inpanels, easily transported on a common farm-wagon, and sufficientlylight to he handled and put 'up rapidly by two men, and when moved inthe field, can be done in sections of from five to ten spans, withperfect ease.

What I claim as myl invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The metal rin'g D, and hooks c c, as arranged, in combination with thestakes B B, latch G, and the connecting-bar E, substantially as and forthe pur- HENRY WIoKna.

Witnesses: I i

Ones. H. -Poonn J. B. WOODRUFF.

